Monday, 19 November 2012

Autumn Internationals - round 2

The second weekend of November tests has just finished. Only France and Ireland A managed to save Europe from the whitewash. The French defeated Argentinians 39:22 and cemented their fourth position in the IRB ranking. Ireland A had no problems outplaying Fiji (53:0). This game, however, did not count as a test match so the result has had no influence on the ranking. Other European nations lost their games.

Italians were defeated by New Zealand 10:42. England, despite being a favourite, lost to Australia 14:20. The Scots failed to win with South Africa (10:21) and Wales, after a dramatic game, were beaten by Samoa 19:26.

In a week time, the fight for the most desirable positions in IRB ranking will continue.
The up to date ranking is: